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Gaza ceasefire and hostage release efforts gain momentum
CAIRO/GAZA:
Efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza gathered momentum on Friday after Hamas made a revised proposal on the terms of a deal, and Israel said negotiations would continue into next week.
Israeli Prime…
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Polls open in Iran’s presidential runoff
Polls opened across Iran early Friday for the first presidential runoff vote in over 19 years as reformists look to regain power.
Two candidates -- Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist lawmaker and former health minister, and Saeed Jalili, a…
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China declines compensation for encounter with Philippine vessels
ISTANBUL:
China will not bow to demands by the Philippines that it pay 60 million pesos ($1.02 million) for damages incurred during an encounter last month between the Chinese coast guard and Philippine navy in the South China Sea, an…
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Bitcoin faces worst week in over a year on Mt. Gox liquidation fears
LONDON/SINGAPORE:
Bitcoin was set for its biggest weekly fall in more than a year on Friday, as traders fretted over the likely dumping of tokens from defunct Japanese exchange Mt. Gox and further selling by leveraged players after…
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Dar congratulates Starmer on Labour Party’s victory during UK elections
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has congratulated Keir Starmer, the leader of the UK's Labour Party, on the party's historic victory in the parliamentary election.
In a statement posted on his X timeline,…
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Bus crash claims at least 10 lives in Brazil’s Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO:
At least 10 people died and 42 were injured when a bus crashed into the central pillar of a bridge in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Friday, the state government said.
According to local authorities, the accident…
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About 90 bodies recovered after migrant boat capsizes off Mauritanian coast
NOUAKCHOTT:
At least 89 bodies have been recovered off the coast of Mauritania after a migrant boat capsized this week, the West African country's state news agency and the head of a fishing association said.
The Atlantic migration…
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Andrew Tate allowed to travel within EU by Romanian court
A Romanian court ruled on Friday that internet personality Andrew Tate can travel within the European Union without restrictions while he awaits trial on human trafficking charges, his lawyer said.
Tate was indicted in mid-2023 along…
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UN expresses ‘deep concern’ over escalating Israel-Lebanon border clashes
The UN on Friday said it is "deeply concerned" about the increase in exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanon border, warning of the risk of a "full-scale war".
"The UN is deeply concerned at the increase in the intensity of…
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Eruptions of Italy’s Etna and Stromboli volcanoes close Catania Airport
ROME:
Eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and forcing a temporary shutdown of Catania Airport on Friday.
Etna, one of…
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